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Method of plasma etching of high-K dielectric materials with high selectivity to underlying layers

US6806095B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 6, 2002
Grant dateOct 19, 2004
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 6, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01L21/31122
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method of etching high dielectric constant materials using halogen gas and reducing gas chemistry. An embodiment of the method is accomplished using a 20 to 300 sccm of chlorine and 2 to 200 sccm of carbon monoxide, regulated to a total chamber pressure of 2-100 mTorr to etch a hafnium oxide layer.

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